Chevron — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

an inverted V-shaped charge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊkiːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈadɒdəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈadɒdəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊkiːpɚ/.

Examples

they earned their stripes in Kuwait

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stripe stripes grade insignia

Parts of Speech

noun	V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service “they earned their stripes in Kuwait”
noun	an inverted V-shaped charge

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

cheurón

Insignia en forma de V en la manga que indica el rango y servicio militar

🇮🇹Italian

gallone

Stemma sulla manica a forma di V che indica il grado e il servizio militare

🇵🇹Portuguese

divisa

Emblema de manga em forma de V indicando posto militar e serviço

🇷🇺Russian

шеврон

Нарукавный знак V-образной формы, обозначающий воинское звание и службу.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शहतीर

वी-आकार का आस्तीन बैज सैन्य रैंक और सेवा का संकेत देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শেভরন

V-আকৃতির হাতা ব্যাজ সামরিক পদ এবং পরিষেবা নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

செவ்ரான்

V- வடிவ ஸ்லீவ் பேட்ஜ் இராணுவத் தரம் மற்றும் சேவையைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెవ్రాన్

సైనిక స్థాయి మరియు సేవను సూచించే V-ఆకారపు స్లీవ్ బ్యాడ్జ్

🇮🇳Marathi

शेवरॉन

लष्करी दर्जा आणि सेवा दर्शविणारा V-आकाराचा स्लीव्ह बॅज

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેવરોન

V-આકારનો સ્લીવ બેજ જે લશ્કરી પદ અને સેવા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೆವ್ರಾನ್

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಶ್ರೇಣಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ V- ಆಕಾರದ ತೋಳಿನ ಬ್ಯಾಡ್ಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷെവ്രോൺ

സൈനിക റാങ്കും സേവനവും സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന V- ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള സ്ലീവ് ബാഡ്ജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਵਰੋਨ

V-ਆਕਾਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਲੀਵ ਬੈਜ ਜੋ ਫੌਜੀ ਰੈਂਕ ਅਤੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیوران

V کی شکل والا آستین والا بیج جو فوجی عہدے اور خدمات کی نشاندہی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雪佛龙

V 形袖章表明军衔和服役

🇯🇵Japanese

シェブロン

軍の階級と軍務を示す V 字型の袖バッジ

🇰🇷Korean

쉐브론

군 계급과 복무를 나타내는 V자형 소매 배지

🇹🇭Thai

บั้ง

ตราแขนเสื้อรูปตัว V แสดงถึงยศและการรับราชการทหาร

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيفرون

شارة الأكمام على شكل حرف V تشير إلى الرتبة والخدمة العسكرية

🇮🇷Persian

شورون

نشان آستین V شکل که نشان دهنده درجه و خدمت نظامی است

🇹🇷Turkish

şerit

Askeri rütbeyi ve hizmeti gösteren V şekilli kol rozeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

שברון

תג שרוול בצורת V המציין דרגה ושירות צבאי

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The primary meaning of 'chevron' is 'V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service'.

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